2023 All-MAC basketball: Akron's Reagan Bass earns spot; Kent State players honored, too

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University of Akron's Reagan Bass grabs a rebound over Coppin State's Jalynda Salley on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 at Rhodes Arena.
University of Akron's Reagan Bass grabs a rebound over Coppin State's Jalynda Salley on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 at Rhodes Arena.

Akron sophomore forward Reagan Bass earned a spot on the All-Mid-American Conference women's basketball first team.

The league announced its All-MAC teams and Specialty Award selections for the 2022-23 season Tuesday ahead of the league tournament in a vote of the MAC's 12 head coaches.

Bass is the lone Akron or Kent State player selected to the five-player All-MAC first team. She finished the regular season ranked sixth in the league in both scoring (16.9) and rebounding (7.8). Bass also shot 50.5% from the field to rank third in the MAC and was seventh in blocked shots (1.1).

Toledo’s Quinesha Lockett was a unanimous selection for MAC Player of the Year, while Rockets coach Tricia Cullop is the coach of the year. Lockett and Cullop helped Toledo go 25-4 overall during the regular season, including a league-best 16-2 in MAC play. The Rockets enter the MAC tournament on a 13-game winning streak. Lockett scored 18.0 points per game during the season.

Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop calls a play during a game at Notre Dame, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.
Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop calls a play during a game at Notre Dame, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

The full All-MAC teams follow below:

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All-MAC first team 

  • Quinesha Lockett, Sr., G, Toledo

  • A’Jah Davis, Sr., F, Northern Illinois

  • Anna Clephane, Sr., G/F, Ball State

  • Elissa Brett, Sr., G, Bowling Green

  • Reagan Bass, Soph., F, Akron

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Ball State women's basketball's Anna Clephane became the 10th Cardinal under head coach Brady Sallee to reach 1,000 career points.
Ball State women's basketball's Anna Clephane became the 10th Cardinal under head coach Brady Sallee to reach 1,000 career points.

All-MAC second team 

  • Yaya Felder, Soph., G, Ohio

  • Re’Shawna Stone, Grad, G, Buffalo

  • Ally Becki, Soph., G, Ball State

  • Chelby Koker, Sr., G, Northern Illinois

  • Allison Day, Sr., F, Bowling Green

All-MAC third team  

  • Katie Shumate, Sr., G, Kent State

  • Peyton Scott, Sr., G, Miami

  • Ivy Wolf, Soph., G, Miami

  • Sophia Wiard, Sr., G, Toledo

  • Sydney Harris, Fr., G/F, Central Michigan

Katie Shumate takes a shot.
Katie Shumate takes a shot.

Honorable mention 

  • Ce’Nara Skanes, R-Jr., F, Eastern Michigan

  • Thelma Dis Augustsdottir, Grad, G/F, Ball State

  • Taylor Williams, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan

  • Lauren Ross, R-Soph., G, Western Michigan

  • Lindsey Thall, Grad, F, Kent State

Lindsey Thall takes a shot, A'Jah Davis on defense.
Lindsey Thall takes a shot, A'Jah Davis on defense.

All-Freshman team

  • Sydney Harris, G/F, Central Michigan

  • Corynne Hauser, G, Kent State

  • Bridget Utberg, G, Central Michigan

  • Olivia Smith, G, Eastern Michigan

  • Jaya McClure, G, Ohio

Kent State's Corynne Hauser.
Kent State's Corynne Hauser.

All-Defensive team

  • Nyla Hampton, Jr., G, Bowling Green

  • Dominique Camp, Sr., G, Akron

  • Khera Goss, Jr., G, Toledo

  • Taylor Williams, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan

  • Elissa Brett, Sr., G, Bowling Green

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Akron's Dominique Camp defends Kent State's Dionna Gray on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
Akron's Dominique Camp defends Kent State's Dionna Gray on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.

2022-23 MAC women’s basketball coach, player of the year

  • Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo

  • Player of the Year: Quinesha Lockett, Sr., G, Toledo

  • Defensive Player of the Year: Nyla Hampton, Jr., G, Bowling Green

  • Freshman of the Year: Sydney Harris, G/F, Central Michigan

  • Sixth Player of the Year: Janae Poisson, Grad, G, Northern Illinois

This article originally appeared on The Repository: 2023 All-MAC women's basketball awards for Akron, Kent State players